Here, to mark the day, is 10 minutes of Melvyn Bragg’s SBS television profile.
Note the clarity and literacy of Melvyn’s script. All too rare on telly, these days.
photos: (c) Betty Freeman/Lebrecht Music and Arts
And here, more recently, is Tommy Pearson’s filmed interview.
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